Eyeglass-mounting.



L D CUTLER.

EYEGLASS MOUNTING.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1012.

Patented Feb; 18, 1913.

L D Gui/er.

Arm/mm- UNITED STATE$ PATENT OFFICE.

L n CUTLER, or WINDSOR. LOCKS, CONNECTICUT.

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"= To all whom it Mai concern;

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Begit' knownthatiLL D (ltrrnnnpa citizen of the 1 United States, and a resident of Windsor Locks, iii-the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented new and Improved Eyeglass lVIounting, of which the i gllowing'is a full, clear, and exact 'descripti'on'. j a 1 A 1 The ob 'ect of the invention is to provide a newand improved eyeglass mounting having pivoted' nose'clips pressed onby springs "and arrangedto prevent the'pivot :from be- 'cominq' loose accidentally and to allow of taking off the springs] and replacing the same without disturbing the rest of the mounting. y

For the purpose mentioned use' is made of a bridge connected with-lens clips and provided withpivots fornose clips to swing on, and springskcoiledon "the pivots and bearing at one endv onthe nose clips and en gagingat the other end-flattened portions on the pivots. k l v A practicaleriibodiment ofthe invention is represented inthe accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification, in which similar characters {of reference 1nd1- --cate corresponding partsinall theviews'. v

Figure 1 is an enlarged front elevation of a pair of'leyeglass'es provided with the improVementfFig. 2 is an inverted plan view of a' portion of the mounting; Fig. 3 is 'a sectional side elevatioirof the same;

Fig. 4 is-aplan View of one of the springs;

and Fig. v5-isi'an-i enlarged perspective .view

ofone of the pivots. I

The "lenses; A of the. eyeglasses "are atta'ched to lens clips '13 connected with each other by abridge C; J'Thebridge C ad-jaa B formedb cent the lens clips B is" provided with flat tened portions C in whlch are screw thread ed pivots D for; the shanks E of nose clips El to swing on. Eachlofthe pivots D is provided immediately below the flattened portions C with a flattened port-ion'D' arrangeddirectly opposite a flattened surface a projection integral with the corresponding lensclip""B. Each nose cli Eis provided at its shank E with a seat open at the-top, and on each-pivot D is coiled a spring E having one end F extend-l ing between the space formed by the fiattene' portion D and the flattened face B so tat the end F is held against turning on the pivotD, and the latter is p1 evente from unscrewing owing to the fact that the I Specification of Letters Patent.

- end F extends snugly between the flattened portion D and' the face B. The-other end E of each spring F is seated in the seat, E to exert'th'e desired pressure on the corresponding nose clip B to press the same inward in firm contact with the corresponding sideo'f the nose It is understood that by I A Patented Fcb. 18,19113. Application filed August 2, 1912. Serial No 712,859,

engaging the end F of the spring F with the seat E the spring is held from dropping 'otl' the-pivot I), and by extending the other end of the spring between the flattened ortion I) and the face B this end is held xed and at the same time the pivot D is prevented from unscrewing in the flattened portion C of the bridge C. The shank E" of each nose clip E is provided at the front with a by ,the'user for opening the noseclips E preliminary to placin the nose clips in engagement with thesicles of the nose. When the finge'rpieces E released the springs F- impart fan inwardswinging motion to the nose. clips E so as to firmly engage the same wvith the sides ofthe nose.

hen it is desired to remove a spring F for any-reason whatever, it is only necessary to lift the end F out of the-seat E to disconnect the spring from the clip and to al low of pulling the spring off the lower end of the pivot D. In a like manner the spring can be replaced by slipping the spring onto the lower end of the pivot D and passing the end F between the fiattened portion D and the face B and then lifting the end F into the'seat E From the foregoing it will be noticed that a springcan be removed and replaced with out disturbing any other'part of the mountin idaving thus described" my" invention; '1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent":

L 'An eyeglass mounting, comprising a bridge having lens/clips for engagement with the lenses, pivotsheldon the bridge adjacent the said lens clips and provided with flattened portions, nose clips pivoted on the said pivots and provided with seats, and. springsroiled on :the said pivots'and each having one" end engaging the corresponding nose clip; the other end of the spring fitting between the lens clip and the flattened portion ofvthe pivot on which the-spring is coiled.

1 2. An eyeglass, mounting, comprising a bridge having lens clips .for engagement theiiseah in 'fin'gerpiece E adapted to be-taken hold of With the lenses, pivots held oh the bridge adjacent the said lens clips and provided with flattened portions, integral projections on the said end clips directly opposite and spaced from the said flattened portions of the pivots, nose clips pivoted on the said pivots and provided with seats, and springs coiled on the said pivots and each having one end engaging the seat in the corresponding nose clip, the other end of thl Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, b Washington, D. 0.

addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

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